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The hospital located in Shivajinagar is a 10 storied, 110-bed hospital with state-of-art infrastructure.
Holistic healthcare is its focus. "We are equipped with 6 operation theaters, obstetrics ICU, the first of it's kind in the city, a neonatal ICU and Pediatric ICU," says Dr Amita Phadnis who has had 16 years of experience in neonatology and pediatrics. All these units are not only fitted with international standard equipment but also some unique features such as Hillrom Affinity birth beds, equipped with multiparameter monitors keeping a continuous tab on the patients vital statistics.
This makes it possible to wheel the patient from the labour room to OT without moving her. Giraffe, a Neonatal ICU, in addition to warmers and incubators offers precision control and care for very low birth weight babies. A special Billie blanket, for babies suffering from jaundice, gently envelops the baby, allowing them to be close to the mother. A special network of pneumatic chutes assist quick transmissions of medicines, injections, medical papers from one floor to another saving a lot of time during emergencies.
Be it special hand embroidered linen sheets suitable for babies or massage parlours for women, Cord Blood Banking to complete post delivery care, The Oyster and Pearl takes care of every aspect in the process of childbirth. The vital difference though is highlighted by Dr Avinash Phadnis, "This hospital is the finished product of 47 years of commitment towards women care. The staff is specially screened to select only those people who have the same compassion and commitment towards restoring health as us. The smiles, gentle behaviour and care make a world of difference to patients."
This hospital is also the only one in Pune to have Outreach Clinics, or Satellite OPDs , located at Kothrud, NIBM Road, Koregaon Park, Baner and so on.
These centers have a digital database and can take care of consultations and minor procedures, so patients stay connected with the main hospital without traveling too far.
A niggling question about affordability always arises when dealing with 5 Star hospitals such as these. Dr Phadnis has a straightforward answer.
"Those who need care will get it. The charges remain the same as Shree Clinic, with Cesareans costing Rs 35,000 and atwin sharing room around Rs 30,000. Deluxe rooms will of course cost more and will booked by those who can afford it, but we have not forgotten where we are from. I may not have a plan to attract NRIs but I do have strategies to help my patients from Shrirampur and Balrampur, apart from which any consultant can avail of the facilities of this hospital, they do not have to be consulted by me. And that, is the difference between a hospitals run by CEOs and one run by doctors."
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